The Chennai SuperKings
April 1st 2008 06:51
The city of Chennai used to be called Madras. It is the home of the Chennai Super Kings headed up by the competitions most expensive player - Indian one day captain MS Dhoni. Here is the squad in full.
MS Dhoni
Captain
Age 26 years 265 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Dhoni has added inspirational captain to his already established traits of hard hitting batsman and outstanding wicket keeper. His outstanding form and poise in the recent tour of Australia was one of the reasons India won the one day tournament.
Sudeep Tyagi
Age 20 years 191 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Young medium pacer with wickets at domestic level
Viraj Vilas Kadbe
Age 18 years 131 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak
Teenage legspinner with very limited experience
Palani Amarnath
Age 25 years 301 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Local journeyman medium pacer with an average domestic record
Srikkanth Anirudha
Age 20 years 349 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Former under19 star good domestic record in the short forms of the game
Arun Karthik
Age 22 years 42 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm bowler
Young Indian batsman who has been playing domestic cricket in Sri Lanka
R Ashwin
Age 21 years 193 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Local boy with good form at domestic level with both bat and ball
Subramaniam Badrinath
Age 27 years 211 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Classy domestic batsman has got great record in both the longer and shorter forms of the game - overlooked internationally will be keen to impress in this competition
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Age 26 years 183 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
A forgotten man of Indian cricket, he set the world on fire when he debuted a few years ago in the Indian team with Irfan Pathan. He has an excellent domestic record at the shorter form of the game - will also be very keen to impress in this competition
Napoleon Einstein
Age 18 years 225 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Teenager with limited experience. He also has the best name in the competition. Actually he has the best name of anybody in cricket and possibly the best name ever.
Stephen Fleming
Age 34 years 362 days
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Classy Left handed batsman who at his peak can elegantly destroy an attack. Also a renowned tactician and considered New Zealand's finest ever captain.
Matthew Hayden
Age 36 years 151 days
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Awesome bullying belliegerent Australian batsman. He can destroy a team by putting up a brick wall to wear them down or can go on the most fierce counter attack belting the opposition into submission. He will enjoy this competition but will Indian crowds take to him given the international tussle between him and Harbhajan Singh?
Michael Hussey
Age 32 years 306 days
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Australia's Mr Cricket. Fine Batsman who can adapt to the situation as it arises. Outstanding record in all forms of the game. A mature cool head can bat anywhere in the order.
Shadab Jakati
Age 27 years 122 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
This goer from Goa has an outstanding record at domestic level with both bat and ball
Joginder Sharma
Age 24 years 157 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Earned a call up to the international team with an outstanding record with bat and ball in the domestic game. Should get some game time in this competition
Suresh Kumar
Age 23 years 8 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Has recent form with bat and ball domestically but very limited experience - will be more of a back up player
Albie Morkel
Age 26 years 292 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
South African allrounder who has an outstanding record at one day cricket and is dveloping into a Twenty20 specialist. WIll be pivotal in this team.
Abhinav Mukund
Age 18 years 82 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak googly
Indian under 19 star. A classy batsman
Muttiah Muralitharan
Age 35 years 346 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
The world record holder and arguably the best bowler the game has seen. Has an very very good record at one day cricket to back up his test records. Interesting to see how this great of the longer forms of the game goes in this competition but his guile and craft will be an asset to this team.
Makhaya Ntini
Age 30 years 266 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast
Has been the leader of the South African Pace attack for some years now. A very very good record at international one day level should stand hiim in good stead in this competition.
Jacob Oram
Age 29 years 244 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Big Hitting Kiwi allrounder. Will be a crowd pleaser especially if he can clear the pickets as often as he does in one day cricket. A fearsome striker of a cricket ball who also can bowl good fast medium spells
Parthiv Patel
Wicketkeeper
Age 23 years 19 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Former Indian wicket keeper who lost his place due to some technical deficiences behind the stumps. Courageous little batsman will only be back up to MS Dhoni who owns the wicket keeping position
Suresh Raina
Age 21 years 122 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Outstanding young indian Batsman who has been given a taste of international cricket. Great record at the shorter form of the game. Will get a go in the middle order
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Age 26 years 116 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Runs and wickets at domestic level - very handy back up player
Kepler Wessels
Coach
Age 50 years 196 days
Batting Left-hand bat
One of the few men to have played test cricket for two countries (Australia and South Africa) gave people in Australia great entertainmen in the 80's with his unbuttoned shirt, stodgy batting and funny accent
MS Dhoni
Captain
Age 26 years 265 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Dhoni has added inspirational captain to his already established traits of hard hitting batsman and outstanding wicket keeper. His outstanding form and poise in the recent tour of Australia was one of the reasons India won the one day tournament.
Age 20 years 191 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Young medium pacer with wickets at domestic level
Viraj Vilas Kadbe
Age 18 years 131 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak
Teenage legspinner with very limited experience
Palani Amarnath
Age 25 years 301 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Local journeyman medium pacer with an average domestic record
Srikkanth Anirudha
Age 20 years 349 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Former under19 star good domestic record in the short forms of the game
Arun Karthik
Age 22 years 42 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm bowler
Young Indian batsman who has been playing domestic cricket in Sri Lanka
R Ashwin
Age 21 years 193 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Local boy with good form at domestic level with both bat and ball
Subramaniam Badrinath
Age 27 years 211 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Classy domestic batsman has got great record in both the longer and shorter forms of the game - overlooked internationally will be keen to impress in this competition
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Age 26 years 183 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
A forgotten man of Indian cricket, he set the world on fire when he debuted a few years ago in the Indian team with Irfan Pathan. He has an excellent domestic record at the shorter form of the game - will also be very keen to impress in this competition
Napoleon Einstein
Age 18 years 225 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Teenager with limited experience. He also has the best name in the competition. Actually he has the best name of anybody in cricket and possibly the best name ever.
Stephen Fleming
Age 34 years 362 days
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Classy Left handed batsman who at his peak can elegantly destroy an attack. Also a renowned tactician and considered New Zealand's finest ever captain.
Matthew Hayden
Age 36 years 151 days
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Awesome bullying belliegerent Australian batsman. He can destroy a team by putting up a brick wall to wear them down or can go on the most fierce counter attack belting the opposition into submission. He will enjoy this competition but will Indian crowds take to him given the international tussle between him and Harbhajan Singh?
Michael Hussey
Age 32 years 306 days
Playing role Opening batsman
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium
Australia's Mr Cricket. Fine Batsman who can adapt to the situation as it arises. Outstanding record in all forms of the game. A mature cool head can bat anywhere in the order.
Shadab Jakati
Age 27 years 122 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
This goer from Goa has an outstanding record at domestic level with both bat and ball
Joginder Sharma
Age 24 years 157 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Earned a call up to the international team with an outstanding record with bat and ball in the domestic game. Should get some game time in this competition
Suresh Kumar
Age 23 years 8 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Has recent form with bat and ball domestically but very limited experience - will be more of a back up player
Albie Morkel
Age 26 years 292 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
South African allrounder who has an outstanding record at one day cricket and is dveloping into a Twenty20 specialist. WIll be pivotal in this team.
Abhinav Mukund
Age 18 years 82 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Legbreak googly
Indian under 19 star. A classy batsman
Muttiah Muralitharan
Age 35 years 346 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
The world record holder and arguably the best bowler the game has seen. Has an very very good record at one day cricket to back up his test records. Interesting to see how this great of the longer forms of the game goes in this competition but his guile and craft will be an asset to this team.
Makhaya Ntini
Age 30 years 266 days
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast
Has been the leader of the South African Pace attack for some years now. A very very good record at international one day level should stand hiim in good stead in this competition.
Jacob Oram
Age 29 years 244 days
Playing role All-rounder
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Big Hitting Kiwi allrounder. Will be a crowd pleaser especially if he can clear the pickets as often as he does in one day cricket. A fearsome striker of a cricket ball who also can bowl good fast medium spells
Parthiv Patel
Wicketkeeper
Age 23 years 19 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Former Indian wicket keeper who lost his place due to some technical deficiences behind the stumps. Courageous little batsman will only be back up to MS Dhoni who owns the wicket keeping position
Suresh Raina
Age 21 years 122 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
Outstanding young indian Batsman who has been given a taste of international cricket. Great record at the shorter form of the game. Will get a go in the middle order
Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
Age 26 years 116 days
Batting Left-hand bat
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Runs and wickets at domestic level - very handy back up player
Kepler Wessels
Coach
Age 50 years 196 days
Batting Left-hand bat
One of the few men to have played test cricket for two countries (Australia and South Africa) gave people in Australia great entertainmen in the 80's with his unbuttoned shirt, stodgy batting and funny accent
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